Pub. L. 112-74, div. I, tit. VII (as amended)

7072.(a)None of the funds appropriated under the heading Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia in this Act may be made available for the Government of the Russian Federation, after 180 days from the date of the enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of the Russian Federation:(1)has implemented no statute, Executive order, regulation or similar government action that would discriminate, or which has as its principal effect discrimination, against religious groups or religious communities in the Russian Federation in violation of accepted international agreements on human rights and religious freedoms to which the Russian Federation is a party;(2)is honoring its international obligations regarding freedom of expression, assembly, and press, as well as due process;(3)is investigating and prosecuting law enforcement personnel credibly alleged to have committed human rights abuses against political leaders, activists and journalists; and(4)is immediately releasing political leaders, activists and journalists who remain in detention.(b)The Secretary of State may waive the requirements of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that to do so is important to the national interests of the United States.